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’Ak’ah ła’ dishhį́įhgo baa naashá.
lard some 3-1-melt.I 3-to 1-go.CI’Adą́ą́dą́ą́’ ’íítseedgo bee na’anishí hasht’enáshdlééh.
yesterday 1-pound.P-GO tool 3-1-put.back.I
listen
Yesterday, I did silverwork, and now I’m putting my tools away.
bookmark- ’adą́ą́dą́ą́’ yesterday
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’astsid pound, do silverworkfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -ee by means offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- hasht’enáshdlééh put backfind in Navajo Verb Modes
’Ahbínídą́ą́’ ch’ééh niba’ hasht’e’ ’ádííníszin.
morning-Past in.vain 2-wait ready REFL-1-keep.CI’Ashkii nishłínę́ędą́ą́’ łah yoostsah bik’íníyá.
boy 1-be.NI-past once ring 3-1-find.P’Ałní’ni’ą́ą́dą́ą́’ shą́ą́’ ’azhjaa’jí da’íídą́ą́’.
noon-past flea market-side pl-1dpl-eat.PAłk’idą́ą́’ ’éiyá naadą́ą́’ ’ayóo k’éédadiilyééh ńt’éé’. K’ad ’éiyá naadą́ą́’ naalyéhé bá hooghan góne’ nidahaniih.
long.ago TOP corn very pl-3-1dpl-plant.R past | now TOP corn trading.post inside pl-3-pass-buy.CI
listen
Long ago, we planted corn. Now, corn is just bought from the trading post.
bookmark- -dą́ą́’ past timefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- ’ałk’idą́ą́’ long ago, formerly
- ’éiyá topic markerfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- ’ayóo very, extremely
- Iterative (R)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ńt’éé’ relates to past time
- k’ad now
- góne’ insidefind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nahashniih buy, sellfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Béeso bá hooghandi béeso ch’ééh ’adííníshkeed.
money 3-for house-at money in.vain 1-ask.IBikáá’ dah ’asdáhí bikáa’gi doodaai’ ni’góó daats’í nishdaah?
chair 3-top-at or floor-on perhaps 1-sit.NICh’ééh jiyáán hastiin baa nahashniihgo ch’ééh ’ííł’įįd ’ahbínídą́ą́’.
watermelon man 3-from 3-1-buy.CI-GO tried in.vain 1-act.P morning-past
listen
I tried in vain to buy a watermelon from a man this morning.
bookmark- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nahashniih buy, sellfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ch’ééh in vain, futilely, try
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’asht’í actfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’ahbínídą́ą́’ this morning
- -aa tofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
Ch’ééh jiyáání hooghangóó dah dii’ą́ągo shee nahóółtą́.
watermelon home-toward up 3-1-move.SRO.P 1-with area-rain.PCh’iyáán ’ádaasdįįdgo kingóó ła’ hááshááł.
food pl-3-run.out.P-GO store-to some area-1-go.get.Prog
listen
The shelves are empty, and I am going to the grocery store.
bookmark- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’ádįįh dwindle, become extinctfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -go verb and subordinating enclitic
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Progressive (Prog)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- hááshááł go along after itfind in Navajo Verb Modes
ch’į́į́góó
Ch’ééh la’ baa ntséskees.
in.vain puzzlement 3-about 1-think.IChidí kǫ́ǫ́ ndaajeehígíí t’áá ’ániidígo dahodeezlįįd.
car here 3-run.pl.I-COMP just recently pl-3-become.PDa’ ’ałní’ní’ą́ąjį’ tł’óo’di nishínílnish?
Q noon-until outside-at 2-work.P
listen
Did you work outside up to noon?
bookmark- da’ particle for yes/no questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- ’ałní’ní’ą́ąjį’ noon-until
- -jį́’ up to, as far asfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- time
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- naashnish workfind in Navajo Verb Modes
daats’í
Dibé bighan báátis dah yiishte’.
Sheep corral 3-over up 1-climb.PDichin bik’ee doo bííchįįd da.
hunger 3-account neg 3-become.hopeless.P negDiné ła’ nizhónígo kéédahojit’į́ danihó’ní, ’áko ndi doo ’ákót’ée da.
people some 3-nice.NI-GO pl-4-3-reside.NI 3-Pl. so but NEG 4-think.CI NEGDíí tsídii bit’oh yisdádeeshjoł, ’áko shį́į́ kónááhoot’éhé tsídii ła’ náábít’oh dooleeł.
this bird 3-nest 3-1-save.F-NCM then maybe next.year bird some again-3-nest futureDoo ’áłah dadiidleeł da.
NEG together pl-1dpl-meet.pl.F NEGDoo bíighah da.
NEG 3-sufficient.NI NEGDoo t’áá k’ad ’ííłta’ da.
NEG just now 1-go.school.P NEGDoo t’áá k’ad bá’ólta’í sélį́į’ da.
NEG just now teacher 1-be.SPN NEGDoo yéé shaa yáníłti’go ndiséts’ą́’į́.
NEG fear 1-to 2-talk.DI-GO 2-1-hear.Pdoochǫǫł --- dooleeł
Dooshą’ gah t’áá gééd náshdááh lá.
ensure rabbit just without 1-return.I DISCGohwééh ’áłdó’ nahideeshnih nisinée beesénah lá.
coffee also 3-1-buy.F 1-want.NI-past 3-1-forget.P DISChazhóó’ógo
Hazhóʼí sínídá. Tʼáadoo naaní’dííldisí.
careful 2-sit.I NEG again-2-wander.Prog-í
listen
Sit still. Donʼt just run around.
bookmark- Progressivefind in Navajo Imperatives
- hazhóʼí carefully
- Command, negativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Command, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- t’áadoo not
- Progressivefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- sédá sitfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Progressive (Prog)find in Navajo Verb Modes




